Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-02
POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
The New Police Force Net Yet Elected
List of Applicants.

Inc New ROuce Force Net Yet Elected
List of Applicants.
The Board of Police Commissioners met
yesterday morning, and was in session
about two hours, but without transacting
any business, the entire time being devoted
to discussion as to whether the police force
should be enlarged to the extreme limit
authorized by law-ffteen members, in
Guiding the Chief and Captain. It was
the unanimous opinion that the full num-
Der of officers should be elected, but then
the subject of their payment became a
factor in the matter. Some weeks ago the
Police Commissioners sent a. communica-
ton to the Board of City Trustees, urging
the necessity for an increase of the police
force, and requesting that the tax about to
be levied shoRld include a sufficient
amount to pay the additional salaries, but
the Trustees declined to make an increase
in the levy for support of the Police De-
partment. Atthe meeting yesterday morn
ing all the Trustees were present for time,
and discussed
THE QUESTION OF FINANCE.
Admitting that il was desirable the city
should have more policemen. an additional
tax could not now be levied, and they held
that it would not do to go on and
create a deficiency, as there was grave
doubt whether the Trustees would have
the authority in law to levy tax next
spring to pay the debt. Judge Buckley,
although he had not investigated the legal
aspect OF the proposition advanced by the
Trustees, was inclined to believe that the
Police Commissioners should elect the full
force provided for by law. and the matter
% f.a oAf aA 10 for 2
was the duty of the Trustees to provide the
money for salaries, and the additional ap-
preparation asked for by the Police Com
missioners should have been made when
the city tax WAS levied. OF course he had
no idea that such a thing would happen,
but if the Trustees could levy as they saw
fit for departments, they might some time
only appropriate money enough for force
of one officer Chief Dillman thought
there should be more officers on the force,
but he was willing, as he was in the mi
nority, and did not expect to get as much
as he wanted anyhow TO let the other two
members arrange matters to suit them
selves. Mayor Gregory saw the necessity
for more men, but did not feel like digging
a financial pit in which they might founder
about hereafter. Finally, at noon, they ad-
iourned until P. NJ.
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In open session. Mayor Gregory presiding,
that gentleman stated that it had been de-
cided, as the tax levy had already been
made, that it would be best to elect only
eleven men, which was all there would be
money to pay. Judge Buckley expressed
his regret that this was the case, as the adj
ditional men were needed, and the failure
to elect them placed him in an awkward
predicament, as he had promised several
persons to vote for them for places on the
force, and it was hard to discriminate He
called attention to the fact that the Chief of
Policies salary was drawn from the police
fund, when If should be, he thought, paid
out of the general salary fund. The Secre-
tary was instructed TO read
THE LIST OF APPLICANTS,
And read applications from the following
persons. A number of others had been
sent in, but were withdrawn when the
senders became impressed with the belief
that they had no chance" ?. Leavy, J.
NJ. Woods, a. J. Mccormack, Charles Far
ren, J. NJ. Sullivan, L. w. Farrell, F. G.
wager, NJ. Coffey, Frank Rider, A. Agner,
John 0'Meara, II. J. Carroll. Charles Abel,
". NJ. Lowell, E. Franks, ]. NJ. Wallace,
P F. Rice, r. w. Ash, r. S. Frazee, S. E.
Harvey, C. A. Rowland, P. ]. Williams,
JOhn Campbell, Ii. II. GOOD, U. w. ARM
strong, J. H. Measure, VIM. Mclaughlin,
P. Brannigan, Charles Dresser, VIM. Stra-
der, A J. DAMS, c. T. Ranlett.
Ballots were prepared and cast, and it
was found that Leavy, Sullivan. Farrell,
Coffey, Rowland, Mccormack, Mclaughlin,
Rider, Ash, Frazee Franks, 0'Meara, Abel
and Rice had each received two votes. AS
there were fourteen of them, and only
eleven were wanted, another ballot was or
dered, and in all nine ballots were taken
without electing anyone 1t was then de-
cided to adjourn until o'clock this morn
ing. Meanwhile there will be much IN
easiness among the fourteen, for at least
three will probably have to be dropped,
though Judge Buckley has not yet given
up the idea of electing full force.